Butterfly pea, also known as aparajita in India, grows as a vine and has a striking blue flower. Around two years ago, Brahma ...

For many, their latest expedition in Baja Sur marks a return, more than a decade after their investigation began.

Some butterflies embark on a long journey to escape winter’s cold if they can’t survive it. Monarchs ( Danaus plexippus) are ...

Butterflies and flowers have a done deal, a mutually beneficial partnership that works like this: Butterflies need food, and flowers need help with pollination. So, the flowers bribe the insects with ...

It’s been a strange summer for nature, with a bumper crop of fireflies flashing everywhere but a paucity of butterflies. I just haven’t seen that many of the latter, and it weirds me out. Oh, I’ve ...

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Butterfly Weed or Asclepias tuberosa is one of the foundational plants of a pollinator garden in North America. These rapidly ...

Passion vines (Passiflora sprucei) are one of the most beautiful vines you can plant in your garden not only for yourself but for three of Florida’s most abundant butterflies: zebra, gulf fritillary ...

Butterflies are everyone's favorite pollinators. Attracting them to the garden is easy: Grow flowers, and they will come. To a butterfly, your garden is not just a pretty place; it's a habitat, and ...